In Brian Friel’s Translations the issues of identity confusion surface in the
process of colonization. Friel presents the changes in language and culture through
the villagers’ varied attitudes to their language. A name gives each object an distinct
identity. Therefore, this article focuses on naming to study the recognition of
identity, the various effects of naming on culture and history as well as individual
identity, and the situation in Ireland?the relations between Ireland and England,
ethnicity driven by colonization, conflicts between generations.